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What do you do when it's not Girl Scout Cookie season yet and you're having a serious craving that just won't wait? You make them at home! There are some talented bloggers out there whipping up their own versions of these addicting confections and I rounded up a list of some of them to share with all of you in one convenient spot. While I encourage you to still support the Girl Scouts by buying the real things from one of your local troops (I just can't resist the cute uniformed scouts that show up outside of grocery stores!), these will tide you over until then!
Photo credits: All of the credits for the photos in this post belong to the original bloggers that shared these recipes. Links are provided under each one, so please click through to see the full recipes for each cookie. If you try one out, please go leave them some love in the comments to let them know!
And now, on with the show!
Girl Scout Tagalong Cookie Recipeby a Dash of Sanity
Take a buttery shortbread cookie, top it with peanut butter, and slather it in chocolate. I have no problem with any of that.
Girl Scouts Do Si Do Copycat Recipe by Baking a Moment
Claiming to be even better than the real thing, these peanut buttery oatmeal cookies stuffed with a creamy peanut butter filling are sure to fill the void before you can replenish your stash of the originals. This recipe is naturally gluten free.
Shortbread Trefoils Copycat by Dough and Batter
Trefoils don't get a lot of love or attention... they are just shortbread after all, and I always prefer a homemade melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookie over anything you can get packaged, so this recipe fits the bill. Mad love for the use of a GS cookie stamp and extra rim of sanding sugar, too.
Homemade Savannah Smiles Girl Scout Cookies by delish
Crunchy little lemon cookies dusted with powdered sugar: an underdog in the Girl Scout cookie world.
Gluten Free Girl Scout Trios Recipe by Recipe 4 Living
One of the gluten free offerings, this peanut butter oatmeal cookie is chock full of chocolate chips. Who needs the flour?
Girl Scout Lemonades by Craft Bake Envy
Lemonades are another shortbreadcookie that have been dippedinto lemon icing. This recipe looks very convincing, if you try them let me know what you think!
No Bake Girl Scouts Thin Mints Recipe by Like Mother Like Daughter
I'm pretty sure that Thin Mints are the universal favorite Girl Scout cookie. The jury's still out on whether or not they contain some sort of illegal addictive substance because once you start eating these it is really hard to stop. And we all know they taste even better when you store them in the freezer and eat them when they are ice cold, right? This recipe is a quick no bake solution for when your stash of the real thing is getting... thin.
Homemade Girl Scouts Thin Mint Cookies by Sally's Baking Addiction
If you're in the mood for more of a fully homemade version of these choco-minty goodies, give this recipe a try.
Girl Scout Samoas Cookies by Just A Taste
Samoas are my all-time favorite Girl Scout cookie and they will never be topped. I'm never making these at home because I will have to completely replace my wardrobe.
Easy Homemade Samoas by A Million Moments
And because they're such a fan favorite, I gotta give you two options for making these things yourselves.
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Instead of the creamy, minty flavor, Rallys had a sweet raspberry filling with the same chocolate coating as the popular Thin Mints.
Do Girl Scout cookies taste different in 2024? ›
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, which has troops in western Ohio and southeastern Indiana, changed bakers for the 2024 season. Each baker makes their own Girl Scout Cookies, which means iconic favorites may differ in flavor and name – and new, specialty cookies are now available.
What happened to Savannah Smiles cookies? ›
However, the Girl Scouts discontinued them after just one year, revealing in a statement to CNN that, "While Raspberry Rally was extremely popular last year, we are taking a pause this season to prioritize supplying our classic varieties." It's also possible the cookies were removed because people were selling them on ...
What did Thin Mints used to be called? ›
The year 1939 brought the first-ever iteration of the Thin Mint, then called “Cooky-Mints.” “Thin Mint has had more names than you could imagine,” Parisi says. The different iterations were made by different licensed bakers. (There were 29 different licensed bakers in 1948).
Can you eat year old Girl Scout Cookies? ›
"Girl Scout cookies are not a potentially hazardous food from a food-safety perspective" so they don't require an expiration date, says food-safety expert Paul VanLandingham, professor of hospitality at Johnson & Wales University's Center for Food and Beverage Management in Providence, R.I.
Why are Girl Scout Cookies so expensive? ›
Did you know that prices are set at the local level by each of the 100+ individual Girl Scout troops? Some states raise their prices depending on inflation and production costs, while others may choose not to.
What are the three most popular Girl Scout Cookies? ›
The best-selling Girl Scout Cookies are: Thin Mints® Caramel deLites®/Samoas® Peanut Butter Patties®/Tagalongs®
What is the oldest Girl Scout cookie? ›
In July 1922, Girl Scout national headquarters published an edition of The American Girl magazine for all Girl Scouts. The issue contained a recipe for a sugar cookie that could be baked and sold to raise funds for local councils. Thus, the simple sugar cookie was arguably the first true Girl Scout Cookie.
Did Girl Scouts discontinued Samoas? ›
The good news is that all of your other favorite classic cookies are returning, from Samoas to S'mores to Tagalongs and Trefoils. And if you're still sad about the loss of the Raspberry Rally, fear not. We've got a Copycat Raspberry Rallies recipe to fill the cookie-shaped void.
Did they get rid of the lemon Girl Scout Cookies? ›
But, why is that? What makes Thin Mints worthy of a permanent position while past beloved flavors like Savannah Smiles, a half-moon-shaped lemon cookie sold from 2011 to 2019, get sunsetted? Are we ready for Apple Vision Pro?
An unforgettable cookie name is the Kookaburras, which was another one of the Burry Biscuit Corporation offerings. This cookie was similar to a Kit Kat bar and featured wafers layered with caramel and coated in milk chocolate.
What are the most expensive Girl Scout cookies? ›
Prices vary in different regions
Most of the cookies are $5 per package, according to Gutkind. S'mores and gluten-free Toffee-tastic are $6 because there's a higher production cost due to the specialty ingredients. With that said, each of the 111 Girl Scout councils set its own prices.
Did Girl Scout cookies get smaller? ›
If we don't carry a certain cookie, it's likely because the bakery connected to our council does not produce or no longer produces that cookie (e.g., Lemonades come from the other Girl Scout Cookie baker). Have the cookies gotten smaller? No, Girl Scout Cookies are the same size and weight per package.
Are Girl Scout cookies Thin Mints dark chocolate? ›
Thin Mints are definitely the most popular member of the Girl Scout Cookie troupe. Their success lies in a combination of flavor and texture—a thin, circular mint cookie is encased in a glossy robe of dark chocolate.
What were the old lemon Girl Scout cookies called? ›
The Girl Scouts often experiment with citrus-flavored cookies, and Savannah Smiles enjoyed a particularly long run. Dusted in powdered sugar and packed with lemon zest, they were named after Savannah, Georgia (where the Girl Scouts began) and the Brownie Smile song.
What was the Girl Scout cookie shortbread with chocolate? ›
The Thanks-A-Lot cookie is a shortbread biscuit that is coated with chocolate on the bottom and has a thank you message in one of 9 languages.
What is the shortbread Girl Scout cookie called? ›
Varieties
| ABC Bakers (Interbake) | Little Brownie Bakers (Keebler) | Sales |
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| Shortbread | Trefoils | 7% |
| Girl Scout S'mores | |
| Toffee-tastic | |
| Caramel Chocolate Chip | | |
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